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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, an ex-Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and former presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, has joined other Africans and Nigerians in particular in celebrating A-list artistes, Wizkid and Burna Boy for their feats at the recently concluded Grammys event.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST reported yesterday that Burna Boy who was nominated for the second consecutive year, won the Best Global Music Album category while Wizkid also claimed the Best Music Video for his song with Beyonc\u00e9; Brown Skin Girl, from Lion King: The Gift album.<\/p>\n

As earlier reported, Grammy Awards, being the 63rd, was held in Los Angeles, USA. The Awards event is celebrated globally as \u201cmusic\u2019s biggest night.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reacting to the news, the political leader, in a terse, said, \u201cI congratulate Burna Boy and Wizkid for their Grammys award wins this evening. Exciting news!<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a tribute to the industry of Nigerian youth and our country\u2019s capacity to compete and win on the world stage. Nigerians got talent. Let\u2019s use it\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, an ex-Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and former presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, has joined other Africans and Nigerians in particular in celebrating A-list artistes, Wizkid and Burna Boy for their feats at the recently concluded Grammys event. 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